News The Week According To The Internet #25 19 Apr 2013 This week; base-jumping, crazy frogs and pranks in gent’s bathroom. Prepare for a few giggles in this week on the web. BUBBA: The new age golf cart. PEAKING: LG causing a bit of stage fright. YUM: Oreo asks an important question. GIF: An otter gets confused FLOATER: NASA’s encounter with human waste. PIXELS: Distance to Mars. JUSTIN: YOLO […]
News We Are Social: Tuesday Tune-Up #84 16 Apr 2013 Application overload for Best Job in the World The ‘Best Job in the World’ campaign launched by Tourism Australia received over 600,000 applications for six jobs from over 200 countries. Each job advertised will have received on average over 70,000 applications, and the applications had to be posted in video format on Facebook or on the […]
News The Week According to the Internet #24 12 Apr 2013 This week; a baby covered in puppies, ‘Quidditching’ becomes a thing and we learn how animals eat their food. Sneak a look at what’s buzzing this week. SQUISHED: Nose-less celebrities are strangely delightful. TEAMWORK: Japanese muggles make Quidditching happen. EXASPERATED: Reasons this guy’s son is crying. AFTERNOON DELIGHT: Ron Burgundy visits the Thrift Shop. OWNED: Street performer dishes it […]
News We Are Social’s Tune-up #83 10 Apr 2013 Welcome to this week’s Tune Up with social media news from across the globe! We start with Facebook Home, released late last week, that is sure to be an interesting addition for Android users. We wonder how long, or will it be released also for iOS users? Facebook introduces Home Last week saw a lot […]
News A Home run for Facebook? 8 Apr 2013 Yesterday, Facebook unveiled its ‘Facebook phone’. Rather than manufacturing a physical handset, instead Facebook is hijacking the everyday Android smartphone with a clever piece of software (a ‘Launcher’) which turns it into an always-connected Facebook device. Called Facebook Home, once installed it appears on the home screen of any Android device, and consists of a […]
News The Week According to the Internet #23 5 Apr 2013 This week; the Internet does April Fools, Hadoken-ing versus Vader-ing and the most annoying teenager on Instagram. Have a look at what everyone’s talking about this week. GENIUS: Arthur C. Clarke predicts the Internet in 1974. EXPLODED: This guy doesn’t want anymore Peeps. ABBREVIATED: Pay for vowels? April Fools from Twttr. LOATHED: Meet Lavish, the worst teenager on Instagram. […]
News We Are Social: Tuesday Tune-Up #82 2 Apr 2013 Smartphone users check Facebook 14 times a day Are you a Facebook addict? Unless you check it more than 14 times a day on your smartphone, you actually fall below the daily average – no wonder Facebook is the third most popular app on smartphones! Channels of communication are now a constant in our lives […]
News The Week According To The Internet #22 28 Mar 2013 This week; Giant Easter eggs, the cutest dog in the world and getting creative on Facebook. It’s a four day week guys, which just means you get your Internet fill early! GRIM: Actresses without teeth. ANTISOCIAL: One way to avoid shopping crowds. BRIGHT SIDE: Things can only get better…right? POPULAR: A collection of the most creative Facebook […]
News We Are Social: Tuesday Tune-Up #81 26 Mar 2013 YouTube hit the 1 billion a month unique users mark Online video giant YouTube put their success into context for us last Wednesday, announcing their achievement of 1 billion unique users per month. This means “almost half of the people on the Internet visit the online site each month”. Looking specifically at Generation C (18-34 […]
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